Brwnfld dvlpmnt s trm cmmnly sd n th nfrmtn tchnlgy ndstry t dscrb prblm spcs ndng th dvlpmnt nd dplymnt f nw sftwr systms n th mmdt prsnc f xstng (lgcy) sftwr pplctns/systms. Ths mpls tht ny nw sftwr rchtctr mst tk nt ccnt nd cxst wth lv sftwr lrdy n st.
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Brwnfld dvlpmnt dds nmbr f mprvmnts t cnvntnl sftwr ngnrng prctcs. Ths trdtnlly ssm "cln sht f ppr", tbl rs r "grnfld lnd" trgt nvrnmnt thrght th dsgn nd mplmnttn phss f sftwr dvlpmnt. Brwnfld xtnds sch trdtns by nsstng tht th cntxt (lcl lndscp) f th systm bng crtd b fctrd nt ny dvlpmnt xrcs. Ths rqrs dtld knwldg f th systms, srvcs nd dt n th mmdt vcnty f th sltn ndr cnstrctn.